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Uber and Lyft are fighting minimum wage laws. But in this state, the drivers won
MPR News· 2 hours agoIn a windowless room, Uber driver Farhan Badel took the podium in front of a committee of Minnesota state legislators in early May. As Badel leaned into the microphone and started speaking, ...
Why TikTok could be the future of classical music
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoSocial media is simply a “tool” for promoting their work, Consta explains, so helpful it might soon be vying for a spot on the second desk: “I almost...
Podcast gives former foster youths a voice. They have lots to discuss.
Washington Post· 3 days agoThe podcast host’s backdrop is her bedroom wall in California, decorated with a blue, tie-dyed...
To Fight Midlife Blues, Try Mastering Something Hard
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoOne place to start: childhood. What did you want to be or do when you grew up, but it hasn’t yet happened? My experience of being a gawky kid still...
“What Did You Say?”
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut here’s what’s more alarming: Excessive sound exposure harms far more than your hearing. According to a 2022 study, noise-induced mental stress may...
Travel can foster not only curiosity about other cultures, but also an appreciation
Anchorage Daily News· 2 days agoAlthough it doesn’t appear on my college transcript, I did get “extra credit” from my folks for...
Extreme temperatures seem to be messing with children's mental health
Mother Jones· 4 days agoExtreme heat and other climate calamities “impact our first and worst, our most vulnerable,” said...
The lesson of Scottie Scheffler at this U.S. Open, from the man who taught him
New York Times· 6 days agoRandy Smith saw something that needed fixing, so he went about fixing it. “This,” Smith said, “will...
Biden brings up 'Dad' a lot. Trump, not so much
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBiden said his father told him, "Joey, a job is about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about being able to...
Shield bills could soon be forged into R.I. law
Rhode Island Current via Yahoo News· 6 days agoPicture this: A person comes to Rhode Island to get an abortion, or receive hormone therapy so they can transition. This hypothetical person lives in a...
